Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [modal v] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we were waiting to be questioned by the police , Doug Wilson was saying that Rodney had been making a play for Angy and hinting that he might have got somewhere . ’ |
| 2 | She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea . |
| 3 | A few people got terribly carried away , leaping up to voice their guilt at John being kidnapped and saying that it should have been them . |
| 4 | And now , here was Matilda sitting in the classroom with a curiously exalted look on her face and asking if she could have a private talk . |
| 5 | He clears his throat , which is suddenly somewhat congested , and reads : ‘ Whatever happens to me , I shall always be thinking of you and hoping that you will have green grass for your cattle . ’ |